Dr. Sarah Holland

Ph.D. (she/her)

Registered Psychologist (AB, BC)

Dr. Sarah Holland is a registered forensic, clinical, and counselling psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. She is also registered with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia. Dr. Holland completed her doctoral training at an American Psychological Association-accredited university in California, where she obtained specialized training in forensics and pediatric neuropsychology.  She fulfilled her residency training at a Canadian Psychological Associated accredited program with Correctional Service Canada.  Dr. Holland also completed a Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association and PSI CHI, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Dr. Holland has been a certified Mediator with the Legal Education Society of Alberta since 2012. 

Dr. Holland conducts comprehensive psychological and risk (sexual and violence) assessments and has worked therapeutically with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across a variety of settings (shelters, residential programs, correctional institutions, community mental health, hospitals, and educational settings) for almost 15 years.  She approaches her work with clients in an eclectic and integrative fashion that incorporates empirically supported treatment modalities that are need-dependent. Some of the interventions Dr. Holland uses with clients include Accelerate Resolution Therapy (ART), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Play/Art/Narrative Therapy, Sandtray, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Hypnosis, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). 

  • Adults | Adolescents (12+) | Children (6-12) | Infants (3-5) | Families | Groups

    Canadian Armed Forces | Corrections | Healthcare Professionals | Legal Defendants/Prosecutors | Mental Health Providers | Public Safety Personnel | RCMP | Veterans | WCB Claimants

    BIPOC | Indigenous Peoples | LGBTQ2IA+ | Refugees | Vulnerable Populations

  • • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)

    • Advanced ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy)

    • Art Therapy

    • Attachment-Based

    • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

    • CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)

    • Culturally Sensitive

    • DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)

    • EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

    • EFT (Emotion Focused Therapy)

    • Expressive Arts

    • Family Systems

    • Gestalt

    • Gottman (Level I and II)

    • GRM (Grief Recovery Method)

    • Humanistic

    • IFS (Internal Family Systems)

    • Mindfulness

    • Motivational Interviewing

    • Narrative

    • PE (Prolonged Exposure)

    • Person-Centered

    • Play Therapy

    • Sandtray

    • Schema Therapy

    • Somatic

    • Strength-Based

    • Trauma Focused

  • • Addictions / Substance Use

    • ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder)

    • Anger

    • Anxiety

    • ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

    • Attachment Issues

    • Behavioural Intervention

    • BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)

    • Boundary Setting

    • Burnout

    • Career Transition

    • Childhood Trauma

    • Chronic Illness

    • Chronic Pain

    • Compassion Fatigue

    • C-PTSD (Complex PTSD)

    • Complex Trauma

    • Co-Parenting

    • Cultural Diversity

    • Depression

    • Developmental Disabilities

    • Developmental Trauma

    • Dissociation

    • Domestic Violence

    • Emotional Disturbance

    • Family Conflict

    • Family Violence

    • Forensic

    • Gender Identity

    • General Psychosocial Intervention

    • Grief / Loss

    • Hyperarousal

    • Indigenous Issues

    • Insomnia

    • Intergenerational Trauma

    • Interpersonal Issues

    • Intimate Partner Violence

    • Life Transitions

    • Men’s Health Issues

    • Men’s Issues

    • Mental Resilience

    • Mood Disorders

    • MVA / MVC (Motor Vehicle Accident/Colission)

    • Narcissistic Parents

    • Operational Stress

    • ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)

    • Pain Management

    • Parental Relationships

    • Parenting

    • Personality Disorders

    • PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

    • Race Based Trauma / Violence

    • Reality-Challenged Issues / Psychosis

    • Relational Trauma

    • School Related Issues

    • Self-Harming

    • Self-Worth / Self Esteem

    • Sex / Gender Concerns

    • Sexual Abuse / Violence

    • Sexual Disorders

    • Sexuality

    • Sleep Concerns

    • Stress Management

    • Suicidal Ideation

    • Trauma

    • TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

    • Violence

    • Women’s Issues

  • English